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Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 2/2014

01-04-2014 | Case Report

Cotyledonoid Leiomyoma of Uterus

Authors: L. N. Meena, Abhishek Aggarwal, Sanchit Jain

Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Issue 2/2014

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Cotyledonoid leiomyoma is very rarely described variant of benign uterine leiomyoma. Roth et al. [1] reported a series of four cases of leiomyoma characterized by alarming extra uterine growth with a dissecting myometrial component. Because of its striking resemblance to placenta, the term cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma was coined for this peculiar variant. It is also called Sternberg Tumor in recognition of contribution by the late William H. Sternberg. …
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Title
Cotyledonoid Leiomyoma of Uterus
Authors
L. N. Meena
Abhishek Aggarwal
Sanchit Jain
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Electronic ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-012-0231-z

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